Nursing home
Wicomico Nursing Home
900 Booth Street, Salisbury, MD 21801 · Map
Government - County · 102 certified beds
Wicomico Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Salisbury, Maryland. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.92 hours per resident per day, above the Maryland average of 3.87. Its most recent inspection on Aug 29, 2024 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $28,343In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Wicomico Nursing Home compares
This facility vs. the Maryland and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Maryland avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.92 | 3.87 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.67 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.3% | 40.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 18.9 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the February 5, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 2, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $28,343, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Wicomico Nursing Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 900 Booth Street
Salisbury, MD 21801 - CMS certification #
- 215007
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 102
- Avg residents/day
- 61.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1972-09-24
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Jun 24, 2024.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc, Salisbury. 1.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Deer's Head Center, Salisbury. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Tidalhealth Home Care, Salisbury. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Shayona Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 21801 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Deers Head Center, Salisbury, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Salisbury Dialysis Center, LLC, Salisbury, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - North Salisbury, Salisbury, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 21801.
Coastal Hospice Inc, office in Salisbury, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Tidalhealth Specialty Care LLC, Salisbury. 1.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding very low, coastal flooding very low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wicomico Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Wicomico Nursing Home an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Wicomico Nursing Home staffed?
Wicomico Nursing Home reports 3.92 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Maryland average of 3.87.
Has Wicomico Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Wicomico Nursing Home have?
Wicomico Nursing Home is certified for 102 beds.